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Council honors Steubenville’s trailblazers in resolution

Councilman Royal Mayo, right, presents a resolution celebrating the achievements of Steubenville’s African-American residents, including brothers Jerome and John Edwards, fighter pilots flying with the famed Tuskegee Airmen in World War II, and Moses Fleetwood Walker, who in 1884 was the ...

Briefs

Miami University Confers Spring Degrees MIAMI UNIVERSITY — Miami University conferred more than 4,500 degrees during its spring commencement ceremony held May 16 at Yager Stadium in Oxford. Local graduates include Brooklyn Lengyel of Rayland, Emily Vitlip of Steubenville, Kiera O’Brien of Steubenville and Malena Biasi of Steubenville. Miami University, established in 1809, is located in Oxford with regional campuses in Hamilton and Middletown. Local Students Named to Miami University Dean’s List MIAMI UNIVERSITY — Miami University students have been named to the spring ...

Brilliant Fire Department adds new ladder truck to fleet

Photo provided by Willie Brown The Brilliant Fire Department recently took delivery of a new 2026 Pierce Ascendant truck. The apparatus features a 2,000-gallon-per-minute pump, a 500-gallon water tank and a 107-foot extendable ladder. It was purchased from Atlantic Emergency Solutions, Inc.

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June 27 Davina Evans, Mingo Junction Marilyn Campbell, Mingo Junction Haley Knight, Wintersville

Daily Happenings

<strong>Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE</strong> MIA: A teenager reported his 3-year-old brother missing Friday from the 900 block of Woodlawn. He said they were staying with his grandmother for the summer and said they’d gone to Belleview Park, but when they returned grandma was gone and the house was locked so he went into the backyard to answer nature’s call and when he returned he couldn’t find his brother. Police checked the area but didn’t locate the youngster so they charged the teen’s phone and had him call his grandmother, who told them she had the ...

Wellsburg man charged with vehicular homicide in October fatality in Pennsylvania

A West Virginia man is facing a vehicular homicide charge in connection to a crash that led to the death of a motorcyclist in Cecil Township in October. William Erwin Johnston, 93, of Wellsburg, W.Va., allegedly struck and killed John Charles Dinsmore, 67, of McDonald, Oct. 6 in the 3000 block of Millers Run Road in Cecil Township. Johnston is also being charged with improperly crossing the center line and making an unsafe lane change. Johnston was arraigned Friday before Magisterial District Judge Louis McQuillan. Unsecured bond was set at $100,000. According to the criminal ...